Rahm Emanuel is trying to avoid becoming the Susan Bysiewicz of Chicago.
Like Bysiewicz, Emanuel is now facing a court ruling that will keep him off the ballot in Chicago's mayoral race on Tuesday, February 22.
In a 2 to 1 ruling, an appellate court said today that Emanuel did not meet the residency rule in Chicago - meaning that a person must live in the city during the year before running for office.
Emanuel immediately said he would appeal the ruling to the Illinois Supreme Court in order to have his name placed on the ballot next month.